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Will The Circle Be Unbroken  by Gaither Vocal Band cover art

Gaither Vocal Band - Will The Circle Be Unbroken Lyrics

Artist:
Gaither Vocal Band

Lyrics

I was standing by my window


On one cold and cloudy day


When I saw that hearse come rolling


For to carry my mother away


Will the circle be unbroken


By and by, Lord, by and by


There's a better home a-waiting


In the sky, Lord, in the sky


I said to that undertaker


Undertaker please drive slow


For this lady you are carrying


Lord, I hate to see her go


Will the circle be unbroken


By and by, Lord, by and by


There's a better home a-waiting


In the sky, Lord, in the sky


Oh, I followed close behind her


Tried to hold up and be brave


But I could not hide my sorrow


When they laid her in the grave


Will the circle be unbroken


By and by, Lord, by and by


There's a better home a-waiting


In the sky, Lord, in the sky


I went back home Lord, my home was lonesome


Missed my mother, she was gone


All of my brothers, sisters crying


What a home so sad and lone


Will the circle be unbroken


By and by, Lord, by and by


There's a better home a-waiting


In the sky, Lord, in the sky


Will the circle be unbroken


By and by, Lord, by and by


There's a better home a-waiting


In the sky, Lord, in the sky


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Meaning & Inspiration

Will the Circle Be Unbroken gives voice to grief through the account of a family following a mother to burial. Concrete details—the cloudy day, the slowly moving hearse, the grave, and the lonely home—keep the sorrow immediate. Against that loss, the recurring chorus asks whether broken family fellowship will be restored. Its answer is expressed as hope in a better home with the Lord, not as a denial of mourning.

The song reflects the Christian hope of reunion beyond death that appears in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, where grief is placed beside the promise of resurrection and gathering with the Lord. John 14:2-3 also provides a fitting connection through Christ’s promise of a prepared dwelling and future welcome. The repeated question preserves the tension between present absence and future hope. By returning to the chorus after each scene of bereavement, the lyric allows lament and faith to remain together, offering a plainspoken country-gospel meditation on death, family, and promised life with God.

Related Scripture

  • 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Paul joins grief for the dead with hope of resurrection and reunion with the Lord.
  • John 14:2-3 Jesus promises a prepared dwelling and a future welcome into his presence.